Kitchen utility



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Application June 3, 1940, Serial No. 338,510

(Cl. S12- 155) 1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in a kitchen utility cabinet and itmore especially relates to the features pointed out in the annexedclaim.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a self-contained sheet metalcabinet for holding Separate recipe books or containers comprisingcompartments that are in pivotal relation on a suitable base; thatincludes a sheet metal back, a sheet metal base, and hollow sheet metalends; that has a forward projection of the base which serves as a limitstop when the books are swung forward of the pivot while the cabinet issup-.- ported on a wall; that providesa stop for the raised containersagainst the sheet metal back; and that provides containers formed ofsheet metal throughout leaving an open rear edge which when thecontainers are standing vertically rest adjacent the back; that relievesthe rod on which the containers are assembled from supporting theirweight, and that makes the cabinet serviceable on a table as well as ona wall.

With these and other ends in View I illustrate in the accompanyingdrawing such an instance of adaptation as will disclose the relatedfeatures of my invention without limiting myself to the specific detailsshown thereon and described herein.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation partly in section.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1 partly in sec` tion.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of Fig. 1, partly in section.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation partly in section.

Fig. 5 is a partial bottom plan view.

Fig. 6 is a partial top plan View.

Fig. 'l is an enlarged detached section of a modified pivot.

Fig. 8 is a detached section of a container top or bottom.

In the practical use of my invention I may utilize whatever equivalentsor 4alternatives of construction and adaptation of parts that theexigencies of varying conditions may demand without departing from thebroad spirit of the invention.

My kitchen reference utility cabinet comprises a sheet metal base Ihaving its ends 2 bent down. The` rear edge 3 is bent down and broughtforward at d. The front portion of the base iS beveled at 5, bent downat 6, and bent back at 'I as shown in Fig. 4. At each end of the base ahollow standard S is positioned. This is built up of two sheet metalsections 8 and 9. The inside portion 9 passes into the outside portion 8similar to the body of a box passing inside of its lid. The sheet metalback I0 extends from the under edge of the base to the upper edge of therecipe containers B, designed to look `like books. It is secured to thetwo ends S by tongues II which when they are bent over lie flatwiseagainst the rear surface of the back. The endportions have tongues orprojections I2 that extend through slots on the upper surface of thebase. These projections II and I2 are bent over so as to hold the partsin rigid relation.

The hollow portions of the ends S near their front and bottom edgesreceive the non-projecting rod I3 on which the containers are pivoted.On the bent under portions 4 and 1 of the base semi-sphericalprojections I4 are formed on which Vthe utility may rest on a table orotherwise without any risk of scratching the table.`

The back has slotted openings AI5 in which screws 2'! are passed whenthe utility cabinet is secured on a wall (Figs. 2 and 3). The relationof the recipe cards I6 is shown in Fig. 2 and the construction ofthe topand bottom of each container is shown in an enlarged relation of aportion of Figs. 2 and 8 associated with the main ligure by a bracket. Aportion of the hollow ends is also shown in an enlarged scale alongsideof Fig. 1, with which it is associated by a bracket. Similarly, in Fig.6, the fastening of the back to the two portions of van end are shown inenlarged relation associated with the figure by a bracket.

Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 show a group of simulated books, or containers withtheir bottom edges raised a slight distance above the base when thepivot rod I3 passes through the inside of a container. in contrast toits position on the title face of the containers as shown in my Patent2,181,440. The lower edges of the containers directly below the pivotrod I3 will clear the base as a container is tilted forward, whether thecabinet is on a table or otherwise. When a container is tilted forwardthe contents are accessible through the open edge of the container thatis facing upwards. With this construction as shown in Figures 1-4 theentire weight of the containers is on the rod which causes a sagging ofthe rod at its center. To prevent this, as one expedient, at about thecenter of the rods length (Fig. 1) a washer I'I of suicient diameter`may be placed between two adjacent containers so that its circumferencewill rest on the upper surface of the base I. 'Ihis prevents the saggingof the rod but does not free the rod fromsustaining the weight of thecontainers. I overcome this as shown in Figure 7 wherein the uppersurface of the base, near the front edge, is curved downward at I8 toapproximate a convex recess throughout the length of the space betweenthe two upstanding ends. This lengthwise concavity allows the lower edgeI9 of the containers to freely pass by this curved portion when thecontainers are tipped forward. At all other times when the containersare not tilted their entire weight rests rmly on the bottom I, and atthe same time the open faces of simulated books or containers are closeto the back, so as to protect the contents against the entrance of dust.

Each container is formed of sheet metal so that the sides 20 and titledface 2| are shaped from a single piece of metal. The top and bottomedges are formed of sheet metal portions 22 having flanges 23 over whichthe sides 20 and edges 2l are folded as at 24 (Fig. 8). the sides ofeach container and the front edges ofthe top and bottom are also foldedover. Each side has a cut-out portion 25 as a iinger space. This'cut-outportion makes it easy to instantly remove the entire contents lof asingle container. I ffdesired, ,tab` cards 26 may be used to furtherseparate the contents of each container.

. jiThe-4 containers, which may appear as books on the titled or frontfaces may be identified as Volumes -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and '7.V In`addition, they may have separate designations, for instance, such as,Volume l-Bread, Rolls, Waflies; Volume zy-C'akesf-Cookies, Doughnuts;Volume S-Pies, Puddings, Desserts; Volume Ll--Soups, Vegetables-SaladsVolume -Meats, Fish, One- Dish Meals; Volume 6-Candies, Fritters,Sandwiches; Volume 'L -Jellies, Preserves, Pickles. For artistic `effectthe ends S may be curved as shown inFigs, 2 and 4. From Fig. 3 it isseen that the back is practically as wide as the overall length ofthecabinet including the hollow ends, and it remains this width to thelower face of the base, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Ihaveshown my kitchencabinet called Chefan-Vette assupported on a screw 21, against a wall,but the value of it is not limited to wall use The rear edges of as thecontents of each container is as readily accessible when the containeris swung forward on the pivot rod to rest on a table with the open edgefacing upward.

Whether my device is used on a wall or on a table the unique feature ofsupporting all the weight of a full set of containers on the base andnot on the rod is a distinctive structure.

My system does not have the limitations of conventional cook booksbecause the contents of such containers could be added to, revised andmodied in any desired manner in my cabinet, thus keeping the utilityup-to-date at all times an attainment that is utterly impossible in abound cook-book. A loose-leaf system, in substance, is the equivalent ofseparate cards, however, to

' make the latter types available to the busy housewife, my ling systemis necessary.

There is a flexibility in the use of my Chef-anette which is notattainable in any otherl way. Several cabinets may be used at one time;one for current recipes, another for special occasion recipes and stillanother for recipes of olden times, etc., etc.

What I claim is:

A kitchen utility comprising a plurality of hollow sheet metalcontainers open at one face and having a closed titled face, a base onwhich the weight of the containers is supported and having a forwardprojection, 'a back projecting upward from the base to cover theadjacent open faces of the containers, suitable ends upstanding from thebase and attached to the back defining' the space to be occupied by thecontainers, all the containers being pivotally supported on a single rodwhich terminates in the end supports and passes through all thecontainers above the bottoms and inside of the titled faces, and aconcave recess formed on the upper face of the base beneath the rod sothat the lower front edge of a container will clear the base as it isswung forwar-d on the said rod to rest upon the projection of the basewhen the utility is supported on a wall.

HAZEL TERRY.

